On 13 December 2018 at 6.30 PM at SEA Junction, EarthRights International (ERI) will launch a report on this global concern and commemorate the 20th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. The report titled “Fighting Back: A Global Protection Strategy for Earth Rights Defenders” analyzes the root causes of the issue and outlines the components of an effective global regime for the protection of activists working to defend the rights of local communities to land and water and control of their traditional territories.
Photo by Rosalia Sciortino and Tipakson Manpati
Event poster
Tessa de Ryck (ERI) andmoderator Pranom Somwong
(Protection International, Thailand)
Before the event began
Registration time
Many people lined upfor registration
The event started withan introduction about
SEA Junction director
The moderator gave abrief introduction the
panel discussion
Mona from ERI brieflyintroduced about background
Tessa de Ryck introducedthe report titled “Fighting
Back: A Global Protection Strategy
The moderator introducedthe first speaker Lim Kimsor
of Mother Nature Cambodia
Lim Kimsor introduced herself
Lim Kimsor explained hermission as an Earth
Rights defender
Lim Kimsor works onthe ground with the
community to investigate
corruption
Investigation on theground takes risk for
Earth Rights defenders
The VDO clip showedLim Kimsor investigated
sand mining industry in
Cambodia
Three activists joineda campaign with the
community against the
Chinese company
Oo Kyaw Thein (EarthRightsInternational, Myanmar)
spoke about people support
Earth Rights defender
People shouted outFree Khine Myo Htun
Theeranet Chaisuwan(Southern Peasant’s
Federation of Thailand)
Southern Peasant’sFederation of Thailand
Participants focusedon the talk